Penholder



C. T. LUTHY PENHOLDER Filed Nov. 6, 1926 May 21, 1929.

amen 6oz @214 5% $02 3 UhllTEl) CHAELES T. LUTH'FZ, OF EEOEIA, ILLIIIQIES.

PENHOLDEB.

Application filed November This invention has'referenco to new and improved features in the shapes of the stem and tip of the penholder, whereby its use will be simplified and improved and the learning how to hold it facilitated and expedited.

In the drawings, the upper figure gives a view of the broad side of the stem, the middle figure of its edge, and the lower figure shows the penholder in its writing position.

Such features consist specifically: in the penholder having a stem that is flat-As thinner 1) from side to side than in the upward direction (2) in the stem having two, fiat, or slightly rounded fiat, sides that extend from above where the first finger holds the side of the stem (3) down to below where the thumb holds the opposite side (4); in the stem having two, rounded edges (5), at right angles to its sides; and in the penholder having a tip which is round (or as the curvature of the pen requires) for about the length of its socket and thence backward flattens to con.- form to the flat form of the stem (6) such tip being adjusted to one of such edges.

Such features efiiect the eleven improvements following :First. Applicants penholder, because of its fiat shape, will not roll over or off the desk or table. The round pen holder, because of its round shape, will do so.

Second. In applicants penholder the fiat sides and the adjustment of the tip to the edge that goes uppermost into the hand indicate how to pick up such penholder. The round penholder has not these indicating features.

Third. The flat sides and the adjustment of the tip to the edge that goes uppermost into the hand, in applicants penholder, automatically enable one to place it into its proper position in the hand. The round penholder always needs to have the pen point adjusted.

Fourth. Applicants penholder, because of its fiat shape, goes into the hand into a stable position out of which it does not turn. The round penholder, because of its round shape, tends constantly to turn in the hand and its positioning must, therefore, be continually readjusted.

Fifth. As ap} )licants penholder, because of its flat shape is not given to turn in the hand it is held only loosely, and as it is held by its flat sides this does not hurt the thumb and fingers. To prevent the round penholder from turning in the hand, such penholder is held firmly and as it is held only by its periph eral edges, that hurts the thumb and fingers.

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tilinth, its applicants penholder is not given to turn out of its position in the hand, the writing tension can be relaxed during the brief intervals in writing, as on stopping-to think, on going back to read a line, on starting a new page,etc.; and that is restful. In

of the thumb does not tend to turn the penholder and the opposite flat side bears against the side of the first finger this would prevent the turning. In the round penholder, the thumbs edge holds against a peripheral edge, and the thumb lies in a plane at right angles to the plane in which the first and second fingers lie, the action of the thumb tends to turn such penholder; and as the opposite peripheral edo e rests against the side of the first fin jer, this. instead of preventing the turning. as would. applicants flat side, facilitates it.

Ninth. As the finger action is unilinear moves only in the forward. and back directionand applicants penholder owing to its fiat shape and to being held by its flat sides, moves only in such unilinear direction, the childs practice with such penholder, because of such coincidence, will confirm correct finsrer action into a habit. in the round penholder, owing to its constant tendency to turn, it is ditfioult to acquire such hahit-1nany never acquire it.

Tenth. its the fiat shape of applicants pen holder allows it to move only in the forward and back the correct) direction, if there is a wrong: tendency in the action of the childs fingers. as there often is, practice in such unilinear action with such penholder will overcome such erroneous tendency. in the round. penholder, its constant disposition to turn is prone to confirm such erroneous tendency into a habit.

Eleventh. As in applicants penholder the adjustment of the ti p to one of theedojes, the flat sides, and the holding of such penholder by its fiat sides cause'the child automatically to place such penholder into its simple, easy, stable and moveinentally correct position in the hand, and to keep it so such features will greatly simplify, facilitate and expedite the teaching and the learning how to penholder next to the pencil is the most Wide- 1y used instrument, and performs adelicate function, it can be seen that such perfect adjustment of such instrument to its delicate function is a great improvement.

' Applicant claims as follows v Arpenholder having a stem that, when the penholder is in writing position, is thinner from side to side than in the upward direction, the stem having two flat or slightly rounded flat sides and two rounded edges at right angles to such sides; that has a tip that is round (or as the curvature of the pen requires) for about the length of its'socket and thence backward flattens to conform to the flat form of the stem, the tip being adjusted to one of saidtwo edges.

CHARLES T. LUTHY. 

